Airports / Canada / YZW
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
76 nm
To the nearest alternate
Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport (YXY).
Overview
Teslin Airport (CYZW / YZW) sits in Teslin, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 2,313 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YZW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport (YXY, 76 nm), Skagway Airport (SGY, 89 nm), and Haines Airport (HNS, 101 nm).
Charter pricing from YZW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Teslin.
Field capability
ICAO
CYZW
IATA
YZW
FAA / Local
CYZW
Elevation
2,313 ft
Coordinates
60.1728° N · 132.7430° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 2,313 ft, YZW sits higher than 92% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 76nmYXYWhitehorse / Erik Nielsen International AirportWhitehorse
- 89nmSGYSkagway AirportSkagway
- 101nmHNSHaines AirportHaines
- 108nmXRRRoss River AirportRoss River
- 117nmYQHWatson Lake AirportWatson Lake
- 123nmJNUJuneau International AirportJuneau
Location
Open the full mapCYZW · Teslin Airport · Teslin, Canada